{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-1922","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 1922","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify determination.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in § 1923 of this title, a court of this State may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this State has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 1920(a)(1) or (2) of this title and:\n(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 1921 of this title or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under § 1926 of this title; or\n(2) A court of this State or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child’s parents and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 19. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act","Subchapter II. Jurisdiction"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c019/sc02/index.html#1922","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:17Z","sha256":"b6cf3ad3cb1521ab6d4548a1200b416b02269f741c5c0b72d3a175ce548a54ec","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-1921","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-1923"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}